discomfiture
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noun \dis-ˈkəm(p)-fə-ˌchu̇r, -chər, especially Southern -ˌt(y)u̇r\Definition of DISCOMFITURE
: the act of discomfiting : the state of being discomfited
Examples of DISCOMFITURE
- <blushed and lowered her eyes in evident discomfiture>
First Known Use of DISCOMFITURE
14th century
Related to DISCOMFITURE
- Synonyms
- abashment, confusion, embarrassment, disconcertment, fluster, mortification
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